The Nine Glens Of Antrim - Nine Easy Pieces For Piano is a songbook featuring nine distinctly Irish-themed original compositions by renowned composer and teacher June Armstrong for grades two to four standard, designed to teach and reinforce technique and stylistic interpretation.Composer June Armstrong has taken the glens of County Antrim in Ireland as the inspiration for nine new Piano pieces that attempt to capture the atmosphere of the varied landscape. From the astonishing monuments of caves and valleys to calmer, more tranquil waterfalls and rivers, Armstrong has successfully composed pieces to help a student imagine and evoke the natural beauty of a landscape through the musical medium. The concept that Armstrong has tried to incorporate is that the expressiveness of the Piano as an instrument is something that students should be familiar with, and so this book will teach you how to create atmosphere while using the musical theory you are familiar with.One of the most impressive things about The Nine Glens Of Antrim is the hard work that the composer has put into creating these pieces as well as incorporating Irish music and the Irish landscape. At the beginning of the songbook Armstrong goes into great detail about what each piece symbolises, as well as a small amount of Irish history and legend. She intertwines this with detailed playing instructions, making learning entertaining and informative as well as inspiring. In the notes for the piece titled ?Layd Church?, the student is told that?A small stream runs along the side of the church, the sound of which, together with birdsong, is the only music you will hear there now. If you wish to play this successfully, you will need to listen to birds singing!?It is this personality and friendly tone that makes learning from The Nine Glens Of Antrim a joy.The songs themselves are subtle, pretty and precisely composed, perfect for a student who already has a good grasp of playing in a variety of keys, at different tempos and in alternative time signatures. Armstrong also leaves certain expressive elements up to the performer, so the flexibility would suit a student who is keen to bring some character and feeling to the piece. Each song represents a different challenge, and attempts to introduce a novel style and technique, so the use of the natural beauty of a landscape provides an anchor for students to connect the theory with the practice. To hear a recording of each track free of charge, just head to the composer's own website, where you can also view photographs symbolising each song to inspire you to begin your learning of The Nine Glens of Antrim today. / Piano

Plus de 100 mélodies piano intemporels ont été regroupés en un seul volume de haute qualité pour que vous puissiez jouer à la maison. De Bach aux Beatles, de Chopin aux alentours, ce sont les classiques de piano à feuillage persistant que tout le monde aime ! Ces arrangements légèrement simplifiées d'accompagnement Piano et guitare conservent leur caractère et la mélodie classique tout en offrant la possibilité de développer des joueurs à en profiter. / Piano

Sit in with the band and bring your playing to life Soloing is an important part of your playing, but practicing on your own doesn't always get the creative juices flowing---there is nothing like the experience of sitting in with a full band. Though playing with a group isn't possible every time you want to jam, Sitting In: Blues Piano brings the band to you anytime so you can practice comping patterns and soloing with the same energy as playing live. The book offers tips and techniques from veteran blues and rock performer Loren Gold to give life to your practice sessions and inspire you to add new sounds to your blues vocabulary. Features * High-quality studio play-along recordings performed by a live band * Progressions in the most important blues styles including shuffle, boogie-woogie, gospel, blues-rock, swing blues, and more * Recordings include sample solos, and the progressions are repeated so you can jam freely * Soloing tips feature scales, modes, comping patterns, and other ideas to develop your blues vocabulary * Listening suggestions * Our TNT 2 software that lets you customize the mix, loop sections for practice, and change tempos and keys About the Author Loren Gold is an in-demand keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter who has worked extensively with international pop and rock acts. In 2009, he became the keyboardist and vocalist for Roger Daltrey, which ultimately led to touring with The Who. Loren has performed with Kenny Loggins, Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers), Toni Braxton, Joss Stone, Melissa Etheridge, and Gladys Night, and has served as Musical Director for artists such as Taylor Hicks and Demi Lovato. In addition to touring and session work, Loren composes original music for feature films and television. / Piano

Par DOBRZYNSKI IGNACY FELIKS. Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski wrote eight nocturnes for piano. Five of them were published in 1833–1834 in two books as Opp. 21 and 24, while the remainder appeared in various occasional collections issued much later. The Nocturne in A major was written in 1846 and belongs to the group of works composed by Dobrzynski during his tour of German cities. That tour was designed to increase the composer’s popularity and boost his finances. Besides concerts and meetings promoting Dobrzynski’s music, the ‘marketing campaign’ also included the publication of his new salon miniatures in particular cities. This Nocturne appeared in print in Berlin as Op. 52, together with a short mazurka constituting a transcription of the earlier song ‘Gdzie lubi’ (‘A fickle maid’). The form of this piece is based on an A-B-A1 scheme typical of the genre, with a quite elaborate epilogue. In section A, the composer based the melody on a one-bar motif in mazurka rhythm, which he combined with a bass led in widely spread chords, often used in nocturnes. He thus obtained a specifically idyllic mood. The sonorities, the type of melody and texture and, above all, the ornaments that appear as the work progresses bring to mind the early work of Fryderyk Chopin. The chordal section B, of lively expression, in the key of F sharp minor and a uniform triple rhythm, triggers associations with the middle section of Chopin’s Nocturne in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2. After a short bridge, the reprise comprises a reiteration of the opening part of section A, which then passes into the epilogue, in which the composer splices motifs from both contrasting sections. It is difficult to date the second Nocturne published here and to establish the circumstances surrounding its composition. It was published posthumously (in 1868, in Warsaw), in the Album Pamiatkowe IG.F. Dobrzynskiego (‘Souvenir album of I. F. Dobrzynski’), which also contained two mazurkas, two songs and an excerpt from his incidental music for the play Konrad Wallenrod arranged for four hands. These compositions were not previously published and probably come from private collections. The Nocturne carries a dedication to Miss Wanda Miecznikowska. Determining the principal key of this work is rather problematic, since it falls into two tonally and expressively contrasting sections, divided by a lengthy caesura. An agitated, emotional episode in F minor (in A-B-A1 form, section B in A flat major), ending with a distinct conclusion, is followed, rather unexpectedly, by completely new material in the key of F major; adhering to a slower tempo and of very restrained expression, it serves as a sort of post scriptum, a lengthy and calming musical commentary to the foregoing segment. One may even gain the impression that this Nocturne is essentially a diptych consisting of two separate ‘songs without words’. Judging by its style, which is close to the lyric writing of Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy or John Field, with elements of the style brillant, this work could have been written earlier than the Nocturne in A major. One may also discern here a certain melodic-rhythmic similarity to the above-mentioned Nocturne in A flat major by Chopin. Both these Dobrzynski mazurkas could make interesting additions to the repertoire of both professional pianists and more advanced amateurs interested in nineteenth-century salon music. They may also enrich the programmes of concerts and broadcasts, particularly those devoted to Polish music, and also be included on the curricula of secondary schools of music. The present edition was based on the first editions. The proposed fingering in both works and the pedalling in the Nocturne in A major are entirely the work of the editors; other editorial performance markings are given in brackets. / Répertoire / Piano

Ce recueil a été composé pour ma classe de piano du Conservatoire, dans le souci de plaire avant tout à mes jeunes élèves.
Etant très sensible aux différentes couleurs harmoniques, j'ai recherché des lignes mélodiques souvent nostalgiques qui épousent élégance et ambiance de musique de film, tout en observant un sens pédagogique (niveau 1er cycle).
Je souhaite que ces Instants Magiques incitent petits et grands à une invitation au rêve à travers les couleurs et les sensations multiples que nous offrent sans retenue et dans son abondance de beauté, la nature et la vie.
Jean-François Basteau
Presse
Répertoire contemporain
Dans Instants magiques, Jean-François Basteau a écrit sept partitions faciles destinées à des étudiants de 1er cycle. Le compositeur et professeur en conservatoire joue des harmonies proches des musiques de films, tout en distillant un travail pédagogique (harmonique et rythmique) précis.
En somme, il joint l'utile à l'agréable...
Pianiste n°105 (juil-août 2017)
Dans ce recueil écrit pour ses propres élèves de premier cycle, avec chacune leur caractère, l'auteur a cherché à rendre des couleurs harmoniques et des ambiances. Elles sont souvent nostalgiques, douces, avec un clin d'oeil à la musique de film. Ces petites pièces bien adaptées pour les petites mains, doigtées juste aux endroits utiles, sont agréables à jouer et présentent de réels intérêts pédagogiques : régularité des doigts, mélodies à la main gauche, accords, tempo à la mesure, rythmes binaires et ternaires. Ces Instants magiques proposent en outre une bonne utilisation du clavier : lecture en deux clés de sol, déplacement rapide de la main gauche, passage de la main gauche par-dessus la droite, avec indication de pédale...
Sophie Jouve-Ganvert
L'Education Musicale, n°113 (avril 2017)
Contenu
A fleur de peau - L'espace d'un instant - Clin d'oeil - Charme discret - Au gré des Vagues - Regard - Sensations
/ Partitions classique / Piano - instruments à clavier / Piano / LEMOINE

 Dans mon quotidien d'enseignant, il arrive souvent que je donne un exemple 'improvisé sur le vif' à un élève, Je suis donc parti de ces exemples comme point de départ pour composer ces pièces, car je trouvais intéressant de pouvoir les interpréter dans un contexte plus musical qu'un simple exercice technique, 1, Mon moustique a un tic (durée 01'00'')Ce morceau permet une exécution sur une position de mains autour du do central, sans déplacements, Il permettra également de travailler le jeu legato, et l'indépendance des mains (lié/détaché) dans les mesures 9 à 12,Niveau : 1ère année, 2, Un crapaud sur le do (durée 0'45'')Ce titre demande un travail d'accords jusqu'à 4 sons à la main droite (timbre et poids des main/poignet/avant-bras), et d'indépendance pour conduire de 2 voix à la mesure 15, La main gauche quant à elle conduit le thème du début à la fin, avec une articulation marquée,Niveau : 2ème année, 3, Le rag du mulot (durée 1'00'')Retrouvons l'esprit du ragtime avec cette pièce qui propose une main gauche à la difficulté progressive : peu de déplacements au début, intervalles ne dépassant pas l'octave ensuite, et enfin double-notes alternées à une basse, La mélodie à la main droite doit s'accommoder des diverses liaisons et altérations accidentelles,Niveau : 3ème année, 4, Le reflet de la limace (durée 1'38'')Introduction avec une citation de la célèbre ' Lettre à Elise ', Le style s'éloigne tout de suite de Beethoven avec des harmonies plus modernes (souplesse du poignet de main gauche avec un index souvent utilisé comme pivot), une pédale de sustain omniprésente, et des changements de tonalité (jusqu'à 4 dièses), Le point d'orgue mesure 32, axe de symétrie de la pièce, marque le ' reflet ', C'est ainsi que des mesures 33 à la fin, la musique se ' rembobine ',Niveau : 6ème année, 5, La toile d'araignée (durée 4'10'')Dans cette pièce d'esthétique moderne, les changements de tempo, nuances et tonalités sont de mises, La main droite doit conduire 2 voix simultanément, et passer parfois la voix inférieure à la main gauche (mesure 20 par exemple), Le clavier est largement utilisé, dans l'aigu comme dans le grave, Appoggiatures et articulations précises (staccato, accents) enrichissement une musique rythmée et variée,Niveau : 7ème année,? / Piano

Teachers' Choice, Répertoire Piano and Selected Studies la Catégorie 1, 2 et 3 sont compilées pour fournir aux enseignants et aux étudiants avec de bonnes options pour les examens de piano ABRSM 2013-2014.Cette collection de pièces pour piano intéressants et attrayants contient des suggestions de rédaction à des fins pédagogiques. La plupart des professeurs de piano se trouvent les points de performance utiles pour développer la conscience stylistique chez les élèves.Exigences de l'examen mis à part, l'enseignement de détails en ce qui concerne l'articulation, la dynamique, les doigtés des marques et des indications de pédale, tempo encourager les élèves à pratiquer avec diligence et ainsi tendre vers l'excellence et la perfection musicale.Etudes techniques efficaces, adaptés aux niveaux ont été soigneusement sélectionnés pour former en eux-mêmes, matériel complémentaire pour améliorer le processus d'apprentissage.Le plus important de tous, profitez des normes élevées de la typographie musicale - ces claires, les scores des professionnels établis, soutenus par la technologie de publication moderne et sémiotique musicale. L'impression numérique sur la qualité de papier de couleur crème assure un confort dans la lecture de partitions. / Piano

With a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs, this is a collection that will bring enthusiasm to learning the Piano and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed Grade 4. Each piece offers suggested fingering, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips and performance notes. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Jazz / Date parution : 2008-11-04/ Recueil / Piano

Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies for grades 1, 2 and 3 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2015 and 2016 ABRSM Piano examinations.- This collection of interesting and appealing Piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find the performance points helpful in developing stylistic awareness in the students.-Examination requirements aside, details on articulation, dynamics, fingering, pedal marks and tempo serve to provide a directed approach for students to strive towards achieving musical excellence and perfection.-Effective technical studies suited to each level have been carefully selected, forming in themselves, supplementary materials to enhance technical competence.-Most important of all, enjoy the high standards of music typography - such clear, professionally laid scores supported by modern publishing technology and musical semiotics. The digital print on quality cream-coloured paper ensures comfort in the reading of musical scores. / Piano

Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies for grades 6-7 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2015 and 2016 ABRSM Piano examinations.- This collection of interesting and appealing Piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find the performance points helpful in developing stylistic awareness in the students.-Examination requirements aside, details on articulation, dynamics, fingering, pedal marks and tempo serve to provide a directed approach for students to strive towards achieving musical excellence and perfection.-Effective technical studies suited to each level have been carefully selected, forming in themselves, supplementary materials to enhance technical competence.-Most important of all, enjoy the high standards of music typography - such clear, professionally laid scores supported by modern publishing technology and musical semiotics. The digital print on quality cream-coloured paper ensures comfort in the reading of musical scores. / Piano

The Blues Play-A-Long and Solos Collection For Piano/Keyboards by Andrew D. Gordon consists of 30 12 bar blues play-a-long backing tracks created in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you ample time to practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. The inside front cover of the book gives a link to download the free audio files for the bookThe 30 Blues styles contains 3 solo improvisational melody lines each of which are 12 measures in length, ranging from a basic solo and increasing in skill level designed for musicians/music students of all levels totaling 90 solos. Also, there is a rhythm keyboard chart so that you can play a rhythm keyboard part for each Blues style. Using this book will help you on your way to becoming a great sounding blues pianist/keyboard player.Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically arranged to include styles such as: Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Latin, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Boogie, giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues. / Piano

Par KOH JOSEPHINE. Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies for Grades 4 and 5 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2019 and 2020 ABRSM piano examinations. This series of interesting and appealing piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find helpful teaching points to develop stylistic awareness in their students. Details on articulation, dynamics, fingering, pedal marks and tempo serve to provide a directed approach for students to strive towards achieving musical excellence and perfection. Most important of all, enjoy the high standards of music typography. The digital print on qualitycream-coloured paper ensures comfort in the reading of these music scores. / Niveau : 4-5 / Pédagogie / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Recueil / Piano